Married Life Archive

  • Saying “I Do” – 2 Weeks Before

    I’ve been wanting to post about my wedding since after we got back from our honeymoon in September 2009, however due to a combination of my being abundantly lazy, wanting...
  • Honeymoon – Day 6 – Part 4

    Day 6 – Saturday 19th September 2009 After we had finished at the Tropical Gardens, we headed out into the village of Monte itself. After walking for a few minutes, we rounded...
  • Honeymoon – Day 6 – Part 3

    Day 6 – Saturday 19th September 2009 We were back on solid ground, and heading for the Monte Palace Tropical Gardens. There are so many things to explore here. Flowers, waterfalls, statues,...
  • Honeymoon – Day 6 – Part 2

    Day 6 – Saturday 19th September 2009 So. The reason for my hesitancy was, quite simply, this… We were on our way to Monte, to the village and Palace Tropical Gardens further...
  • Honeymoon – Day 6 – Part 1

    Day 6 – Saturday 19th September 2009 The first thing we did on Saturday morning (around 11am), was jump on the hotel bus and head into Funchal. We headed straight for...
  • Honeymoon – Day 5

    Day 5 – Friday 18th September 2009 Because we didn’t get in until the early hours of Friday morning (probably around 2am), we didn’t get out of bed until around lunch...
  • Honeymoon – Day 4

    Day 4 – Thursday 17th September 2009 This is what we woke up to on Thursday morning: So. We decided to take the morning (and most of the afternoon) and sit around...
  • Honeymoon – Day 3 – Part 2

    Day 3 – Wednesday 16th September 2009 We decided to keep our explorer caps on for the rest of the day, and jumped onto the hotel bus at around 2pm to...
  • Honeymoon – Day 3 – Part 1

    Day 3 – Wednesday 16th September 2009 We woke up around 9:30am. Being the snap-happy person that I am, the first thing I did was take a few pictures of the...
  • Honeymoon – Day 2

    Day 2 – Tuesday 15th September 2009 Tuesday started slowly – we got up at around 10AM, got showered and dressed and then met my parents in the hotel lobby just...